Infrastructure in the province was severely damaged during the recent destruction and looting. About 250 people lost their lives.
The KwaZulu-Natal government has declared a state of disaster in the province, after violent unrest and looting destroyed property and infrastructure, with hundreds of lives lost.The KwaZulu-Natal government has declared a state of disaster, after recent violent unrest and looting.
Infrastructure in the province was severely damaged during the destruction and looting and about 250 people lost their lives during unrest that unfolded.More than R1.58bn damage done to the province's infrastructure “The situation is beyond the provincial and municipal capacity to deal with the cost of public riots and unrest as reported,” he said.
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